The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-26
LOCALS.

Nicholas Vansant has moved INTO
his new house at the Cove.
Mrs. DR.. Curry is Il sister to PresId-
ing Elder, John >. Gaskili.
The revival services at the Bethel
Church closed last Sunday evening.
Capt. J. ID. Whitaker's family has
moved into his new house on Nam 81.
Henry Stanton will live on the An
drew Holton farm recently bought by
John Diver.
S64. 55 we're cleared by the Assembly
Ball in Salem last week for the benefit
Of the poor.
Woodstown has two young girls who
whistle together II tune, church OF
operate, and in a manner I" make D"ys
ashamed Of themselves Register.
On Monday evening the ladies OF
Bethel NJ. p. Church will tender Rev
J. w. Grant a public donation party at
the parsonage.
Charles E Barber, who is one OF
Pennsprove,s most go-ahead business
men has built an extension to his sash
and scroll factory.
Joseph Curriden, ST.. did not sell his
farm on Saturday which was offered at
public sale. 1t was bid to S42 per acre
and withdrawn.
The Major Reybold made her first
trip of the season on Monday. All the
old officers are in command with
Charles Matlock as a new Steward.
The annual meeting of the New Jer-
sey NJ. Z. Conference viii begin on
Thursday March 10th in the State
street NJ. f. Church, Trenton. Bishop
Foster will preside.
The Democrats will hold their caucus
on next Saturday afternoon i'll Odd Eel
lows Hall, to make out a ticket to he
voted for at the township election Oh
next Tuesday week.
Mrs Edward Pedrick wishes to in
form the public that she still conducts
the seed and plants business carried on
by her late husband. Read her advertise-
ment in another column.
The citizens of P~ennsgroye and vici-
nitv will be pleased to hear that Mrs.
Fannie Elvin will continue to reside
in Pennsgrove, and teach music. She
is well versed in the principles of mu-
sic aud is ii good player. We wish her
much success.
John p. Leap, of the enterprising
firm of S. r. Leap 81 Son, has been con-
fined to his house since last Saturday
with a malarial attack. We are glad
to neal of an improvement in his health
aud hope he will soon recover.
A shooting match came off en- Tues
day at the z. L. w. Co., factory. Gut
of SO shots at clay pigeons the following
was the result: w. T, Garrison % hits;
Hamilton, II A. Megill, II. Hamil-
ton aud Megill then took 10 shots when
Hamilton hit 3 and Megill l.
Stanton Il Allen received fair prices
for their horses sold at the residence OF
Charles Allen last Saturday. Twelve
Of the seventeen were sold. MI. Leon
ard A. Stanton started for Rockbridge
county, Va. oil Thursday to purchase
another lot of horses for this market.
John Dolbow and Win Strengthen
while fishing with a seine in the V
AT South Pennsgrove on Tuesdey caught
a gold fish. 1t was quite large being
as wide as a mans hands aud about
six inches long. Join Summerill,
Jr., o has it in an aquarium
Messrs. b. F. Wood, Maskell Ware
and Charles w. Casper, The Commission
ers appointed to apprise and award dam
ages for the condemnation of property
for the Salem Branch Railroad
awarded the following damages: 70
Daniel Brown, $4,000; to Boon Bres,
$3.50; and to john Harkins. $3.50.
The Pemnsgrove RECORD says that
there will be no decrease IN rates for
carrying and selling shad this season,
as the fishermen could not act together
in tine matter. -Sunbeant Only partly
correc There will bc no decrease III
the commission but there will be IA de-
crease IN carrying shad from Penns-
grove, Allowav Greek, and Hope
Creek.
Capt. Thomas Mayor arrived HON
on Wednesday from New York where
ha arrived on his schooner on Sunday
with load of lumbe' from Satilla river,
Georgia. He reported u very rough
passage, especially off the Delaware
capes on Friday hight Of last week
during the thunder gusts. He has been
gone about three months aud a hall,
it being his first voyage out for four
years. The trip has certainly agreed
with the genial captain as he increased
in weight from 157 to 1877 pounds.
Manufacturers of kerosene oil say
that all lamps are safe with good ON,
and that the quality # oil can be as
eertained by the following Test: Take
npintt tin cup hl it nearly full with water
warmed so that an ordinary ,hermome-
ter immersed in it will show 1905, pour a
small quantity of oil on the water, stir 1t
alistlr then pass a lighted match quick
~ but closely owe the surface of the oil
once; if it ignites the oil is unsafe. If
purchases be made of from three to
five gallons at a time and this test be
made people can protect themselves.